Broncos Get Payton as Coach in Deal With Saints

Broncos Get Payton as Coach in Deal With Saints
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton watches a play during an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville on Nov. 14, 2021. Gary McCullough/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—The Denver Broncos have agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Saints that will make Sean Payton their head coach, a person with knowledge of the accord said Tuesday, Jan. 31.

The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced the agreement, said the Broncos would send their first-round pick, No. 29 overall, in this year’s draft to the Saints along with a future second-rounder. Denver also will receive a third-round pick in the trade.